For better board papers

Write to Govern was founded by board-paper specialist Mary Morel to improve the written quality of board reports and papers.

When board packs are well-written, directors can read them easily and understand what they are about and why they matter.

On the other hand, when board packs are poorly written, directors may get sidetracked by unimportant details, or miss the point entirely.

Sometimes you need to assess your whole board pack, and at other times, you may just wish to improve people’s writing skills.

Benchmark your board pack

You don’t need anyone to tell you what’s wrong with your board pack. You know its faults. But an analysis from a writing perspective can identify your organisation’s writing culture, point out some quick ways of improving the pack, and act as a benchmark for monitoring and measuring progress.

Improve the quality of your regular reports

When did you last assess your regular reports, such as the CEO and CFO reports? If these reports are hitting the mark, directors will discuss what matters at the meetings.